"We love Daniel," McDougall said. "We would love Daniel to return as Bond. Without any question he is absolutely Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli's first choice. I know they're hoping for him to come back."

Unless Craig has a change of heart, the producers could be in for some disappointment. In October, the 48-year-old actor told TimeOut "it's a drag" to play Bond.

"The best acting is when you're not concerned about the surface. And Bond is the opposite of that," Craig said at the time. "You have to be bothered about how you're looking. It's a struggle. I know that how Bond wears a suit and walks into a room is important. But as an actor I don't want to give a f**k about what I look like! So I have to play with both things. In a way that works, as that's Bond: he looks good and he doesn't give a f**k what you think he looks like!"

Craig did, however, have nice things to say about his "Spectre" co-star Monica Bellucci. While there was much ado about Bellucci's age -- at 50 years old she was the franchise's oldest Bond girl -- Craig insisted he never had any doubts.